น้ำขึ้นให้รีบตัก(nám kêun hâi rêep dtàk)
Meanings
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strike while the iron is hot
to take advantage of a good opportunity when it arises; strike while the iron is hot (literally: when the water rises, hurry to scoop it)
Examples
ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofไปได้ดีbpai dâi deeไปได้ดีbpai dâi dee[to] go well; [to] do wellเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightถือคติtĕu ká-dtìถือคติtĕu ká-dtì[to] live by a motto; [to] hold a beliefน้ำขึ้นให้รีบตักnám kêun hâi rêep dtàkน้ำขึ้นให้รีบตักnám kêun hâi rêep dtàkstrike while the iron is hotแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ขยายสาขาkà-yăai săa-kăaขยายสาขาkà-yăai săa-kăa[to] expand branches; [to] open new branchesเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreover
The business is doing well right now; we must strike while the iron is hot and expand our branches.
Word Breakdown
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ตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon up3[to] admonish; reprimand (mild/formal)Part 5
น้ำขึ้นให้รีบตักnám kêun hâi rêep dtàkน้ำขึ้นให้รีบตักnám kêun hâi rêep dtàkstrike while the iron is hot